Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Handspring Having Troubles Delivering Visors

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gotta-hate-when-that-happens dept.

Mad Browser noted that Handspring is having troubles. Massive hold times, downed computers, people getting charged multiple times for their orders. Its either a sloppy system, or a lot of demand.

1 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. another problem: Handspring violating GPL by peterw · · Score: 3
    There's another problem that I thought Slashdot would care more about. Last week, Handspring released their "PalmOS GNU Tools" Spftware Development Kit, which, by the admission of their own included documentation, is based on GNU's gcc tools. The problem is that Handspring is in violation of GPL Section 3, insofar as they have not made the required offer to make the source for their "GNU Tools" available. (Their documentation says that "The source code to the GNU tools is freely available on the Internet under terms of the GNU General Public License as are all derivatives based on the GNU source code, including the [PalmOS GNU Tools]." but does not give any indication where.)

    Handspring is not responding to emailed questions about the problem. Word on usenet is that they plan to release the source, but not now, and maybe not for the current version. Of course GPL Sections 5 and 7 clearly state that you can't distribute derivative works unless you're prepared to offer source at the same time.

    -Peter, no longer so enthusiastic about Handspring